A/HRC/7/6 page 19 71. The following minimum standards are contained in various human rights documents: • Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and other human rights instruments • Constitutional guarantees of women’s equality and repeal of discriminatory laws • Plan of action/executive policy on violence against women with a strong evidence base and political will for its implementation, demonstrated by budgetary allocation, timelines and clear paths of responsibility • An effective legal framework, statute and procedural law that provides access to justice redress, protection and compensation • Criminalization of all forms of violence against women and the prosecution of its perpetrators • Increased awareness and sensitivity of professionals and officials • Resource allocation to ensure provision of support and advocacy services by NGOs, including shelters, helplines, advocacy, counselling and other services • Awareness-raising and prevention programmes • Addressing structural inequalities in the promotion of women’s advancement • Collection, collation and publication of data, including evaluation of policies and basic research programmes 72. The standards span institutional and process measures, and many can be translated into the technical requirements of indicators. They are also interconnected; for example, reform of statute law and policy development are not sufficient; implementation is also critical, as are mechanisms for evaluation and monitoring. Access to remedies requires awareness and training among officials and professionals alongside a strong NGO sector. 73. Process indicators address interventions, illustrating the realization of rights through measures on protection, remedies and prevention. To a great extent, their accuracy is dependent on States ensuring that all reported and identified cases are recorded and can be traced through a tracking system. While not underestimating the challenges involved, there are many examples of States introducing data-collection and management systems which track policy priorities through indicators, and violence against women is no different in this respect. Developed countries have few excuses for not having effective case-tracking systems, or for being able to disaggregate justice system data across sex and forms of violence.